UNITED STATES v. ADAMS


76 U.S. 554 (____)

9 Wall. 554

UNITED STATES v. ADAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The appeal was elaborately and ably argued at the last term by Mr. Hoar, Attorney-General, and Mr. Dickey, then Assistant Attorney-General.

Messrs. Carpenter, Carlisle, Corwine, and Wills, contra.

Messrs. Wills and B.R. Curtis, in support of the motion.

The Attorney-General, Mr. Hoar, contra.


Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

The court is of opinion that a case has not been presented by the appellee, which would justify it in the exercise of its equitable powers to grant this relief.

The second rule of this court on appeals from the Court of Claims, in respect to making up the record, is as follows: "A finding of the facts in the case by the...

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